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Retail’s Mid-Year Report Card With Ethan Chernofsky of Placer.ai | Ask An Expert

It is that time of the year again! The time where Omni Talk and Placer.ai get together for their annual tradition of handing out mid-year grades across retail.

Placer.ai's Chief Marketing Officer, Ethan Chernofsky, is back to give his mid-year report card assessment of which retailers are setting the pace, which ones are making impressive comebacks, and which emerging trends are shaping the future of retail.

Using Placer.ai's industry-leading location analytics and foot traffic data, Ethan joins Chris Walton to break down the biggest retail stories from the first half of 2026. Together, they…

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